NTSŠ 0262 (P010517)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0262

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) GA2-LAGAB
2. dumu
3. ad-da
4. unu3
5. 6(asz@c) szusz3
column 2
1. amar-INANNA
2. nimgir
3. 1(asz@c) dumu
4. giszgal-di
5. 4(asz@c) lu2-ASZ-sag-da
6. IB
7. 4(asz@c) nin-ur-sag
column 3
1. IB
2. gal-nimgir
rest of column blank
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) szesz-tur
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-{d}anzux(MI){muszen}
3. IB
4. 1(asz@c) SAR-gal
1 blank line
5. lu2 usz2-usz2
column 2
1. szusz3
2. 1(asz@c) gal-nimgir
3. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-me
4. AN-NUN [...] x
5. [...] x

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P010517
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010517

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0262
Accession Number

References

primary: NTSŠ, 0262

[Jestin1957NTSS] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 167

[Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-30 at 13:45:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2010-08-10 at 07:00:29	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-08-10 at 06:47:31	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0262 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010517.

NTSŠ 0262 artifact entry (No. P010517). (2024, June 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010517 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0262 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010517 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010517},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0262 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010517.

NTSŠ 0262 artifact entry (No. P010517). (2024, June 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010517 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0262 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010517 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 30},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0262 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010517},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010517},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010517
LB  - CDLI:P010517
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - NTSŠ 0262 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010517
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